SOG Specialty Knives & Tools S66-N PowerAssist Multitool with Power Assist Blades
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of SOG Specialty Knives & Tools S66-N PowerAssist Multitool with Power Assist Blades
Customer Review: American made quality!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you don't have a multi tool on your belt, you should get one. You'd be amazed how handy they are. And if your going to buy one, why not buy the best, if not one of the best. This tool has everything you need, and not alot of stuff you'll never use. The assisted open knife blades are awesome. I'm 46, and my hands get swolen by the end of the work day cutting meat. Not a probelm with the assisted open blades. Just push a little, and out they pop. But be careful, these bad boys are sharp! The pliers are in a class by themselves. They are super strong, and the needlenose, is such quality that they actually work. NO junk here. A lifetime warranty assures that your buying quality. What else can you buy for under $70 and have it last a lifetime? Not much! Stay away from anything in cutlery made in China, and beware some of the Leathermans are made in Mexico. America for me thank you!!! If you want cheap, look elsewhere. If you want quality, buy these. I'm glad I did.Customer Review: Best one yet
Summary: 5 Stars
Works for me. I have bought lots of these multipurpose tools over the last 30 years. This is the best one yet. The blades are very sharp. I like how the blades open without opening the tool. It has a safety switch for each blade that keeps them from opening by accident. I have had it one month and I carry it every day. The only thing that could have made it better is, if the case was leather with a snap, instead of canvas with velcro. I am looking at leather cases now. The bottom line is, this tool is great quaitily at a great price.Customer Review: Big, bulky and beautiful...
Summary: 4 Stars
Straight out of the box and loved it. Alot bigger and heavier then I had expected but that does not distract from how great the SOG Power Assist is. Would have given it 5 stars but the fact that the V Cutter gets stuck on the can opener or vice versa really erks me. Other then that, everything else is so fluid and works great. A very reassuring tool to have on your belt.Customer Review: Compare / Contrast multi-tool
Summary: 4 Stars
Probably too tough for most people. If you don't work with your hands everyday in a blue collar sleeveless shirt, this tool might be too tough for you. A pencil pusher would look ridiculous carrying this monster. This is one big powerful tool. Above picture compares it to Leatherman Wave. I am brutal on my equipment and tools. I have to buy industrial or it will be in a landfill in no time. I always look for items that are "mil-spec" as you can be assured it is a tough as possible. I have been using and carrying a "utility" tool, daily, since 1988. (The first round in Iraq. When we had a justifiable reason to be there.) Back then it was just me and my Leatherman. After many years of service and so many sharpening sessions, (width of the blade narrows) I had to retire her. The SOG offers replaceable blades so I though I would try them. I tryed to contact them from their website and they were completely not responsive to my requests, 10 months ago, for buying a "BLEM" and blowing through another leatherman, I thought I would give them a shot, knowing full well that customer service is weak. I have been through dozens of "Utility" knives and they all have their drawbacks and benefits. This is the first SOG I have had. and it is impressively large and tough.
It is an A m e r i c a n Tool ~ BIG, Threatening, Flashy and Poorly Assembled
Sorry, but it's true, Ever since W. E. Deming, went to Japan to teach quality control, overall manufacturing skills here have never met the fit and finish available elsewhere.
Quality = Effort/Cost.
Now more than ever I seek the label Made In the USA, I will pay a premium or even accept an inferior product, for the sake of the American Worker. I know the 50's are gone, but somewhere someone else must yearn for the days of the Proud American Manufacturer. Where other countries are clamoring to import our products. Yada yada yada,, Ok
This is a great tool. slight adjustment was needed right out of the box. the V tool catches on the can opener when you open it. The "Power Assist Blade" had too mushy, and slow. (There is a give and take here.) If you want a fast blade you sacrifice the amount of "play" in the blade when locked into place. Also first shot at opening the cover for the blades it shot off. It does just snap back on and is useful, but it certainly surprised me, and I figured it will probably be the first thing I loose.
I have had my SOG for about 2 weeks now and I use it every day. On average I whip out the multi-tool 8-15 times a day, and over 14 days I probably get more use than most in a year. After using for hundreds of tasks she seems to be holding up well. If you want Heavy Duty, Daily Use. This is the one. The C-4 Detonator Crimping tool is also a nice touch.
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Customer Review: Do you love flathead screwdrivers?
Summary: 3 Stars
The power assist knife blades and pliers are decent as far as I can tell after 3 days, so I'm primarily reviewing the accessory tools (although the "blasting cap crimper" has got to be useful somehow):
1) File/large flathead: good. What else are you going to do with the end of a file?
2) Another flathead + bottle opener: good, again there's not much else to do with the end of this so I guess a screwdriver head is ok
3) Phillips + some kind of notch towards base: good. I don't know what else this is since there's no supporting documentation and it's not mentioned on their website. Maybe it's just the way they shape their tools
4) Another flathead with the same notch as the Phillips: This is nothing more than a flat head screwdriver. What would I do without a screwdriver? So far we're up to 3 flathead screwdrivers out of 6 available tools.
5) Can opener/small flathead screwdriver: can opener is good. I'm surprised at how often someone forgets a can opener at work. But we're up to 4 flatheads now
6) V-Cutter: at least this doesn't have a screwdriver on it anywhere. I haven't used this yet, but it looks pretty handy. It catches on the can opener every time I open it. At first I thought they were supposed to be used together somehow, but they just stick and have to be lightly pried apart.
I'd trade 2 of those screwdrivers for scissors, 1/4" drive, wire stripper or even an awl. All of these are available from SOG for the low, low price of $10 each.
And looking at it, I think the notch on the Phillips or on flathead #3 would work as a bottle opener, so tool #2 is a complete waste